Links with Russia set to expand, envoy says

MOSCOW - Growing cooperation between China and Russia will bolster the development of bilateral relations, Chinese Ambassador to Russia Li Hui said in a recent interview with Xinhua.

"At present, China-Russia relations are at their best in history. Mutual support for major initiatives and development strategies, as well as the two heads of state attending significant events held by each other, are important manifestations of the high-level bilateral relations," Li said.

President Xi Jinping's attendance at the fourth Eastern Economic Forum from Tuesday to Thursday in Vladivostok, Russia, is the first time the president has participated in the annual event.